Interest Rates – Page 189

Fed Officials Ask How to Better Understand Inflation After Surprises

Federal Reserve officials, including Lisa Cook, a board member, are wrestling with how to think about price increases after 18 months of rapid change.

By Jeanna Smialek and Ben Casselman

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Fed Officials Ask How to Better Understand Inflation After Surprises

Federal Reserve officials, including Lisa Cook, a board member, are wrestling with how to think about price increases after 18 months of rapid change.

By Jeanna Smialek and Ben Casselman

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Markets Rise as Investors Like the Look of Hiring and Wage Trends

Traders are betting that a slowdown in job growth and wage gains could reduce the pressure on prices and make the Federal Reserve less aggressive in raising interest rates.

By Joe Rennison

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Eurozone Inflation Eases on Lower Energy Prices

The rate of price increases in countries using the euro slowed to 9.2 percent in December, down from 10.1 percent a month earlier.

By Patricia Cohen